Wedding dress
Designer
Ann Lowe
(American, 1898 - 1981)
1968
Silk peau de soie, cotton, synthetic, and silk satin
Gift of Judith A. Tabler
Object number2009.70.2
Ann Lowe learned her craft from her grandmother, a former slave in Alabama. She became famous among the wealthy American elite of the 1950s and 1960s for her couture-quality gowns. Based in New York, Lowe specialized in debutante and wedding dresses, such as this gown that she custom-made for Judith Tabler.
DescriptionOff white wedding gown with long train in silk peau de soie with embroidered flower and appliquéd cotton daisies motif; petticoat in synthetic faille and netCollections
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